The office as a playground - Module 1

C1 Advanced · Word Formation · Advanced Expert Coursebook, Pearson Education

For questions 1–8, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of some of the lines to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line. There is an example at the beginning.

DIVIDE

DECEIVE

FORMAL

EMPLOY

ADD

PRODUCE

RECRUIT

COMPETE

Having set up an IT server company when he was only 19, entrepreneur Daniel Foster's next project was to create an environment which would bring a feeling of (0) ___ into the workplace and help avoid stress. He believes that, for young people growing up with technology, there is no real (1) ___ these days between work and home. Although his company's offices look dreary from the outside, appearances can be (2) ___ . Inside the building, amongst the games consoles, football tables and floor cushions, workers are barefoot and (3) ___ dressed in shorts, rather than in more conventional suits and ties. Work still goes on though. Daniel's (4) ___ regard fun as a reward rather than an excuse not to work and he justifies the (5) ___ cost by pointing out that happy relaxed staff tend to be more (6) ___ in their work. He also believes that a pleasant atmosphere helps with the (7) ___ of staff. Workers from one of his main (8) ___ are often amongst the first to apply for any job vacancies.

The office as a playground

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